Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
ASTA 267 - GLITTICA ASTA 267 - GLITTICA
Friday 7 July 2023 hours 12:30 (UTC +00:00)
A ROMAN GLASS INTAGLIO SET IN A GILDED PAPER FRAME. LION.
A ROMAN GLASS INTAGLIO SET IN A GILDED PAPER FRAME. LION.
1st - 2nd century A.D.
12x19x5 mm
The mighty animal is advancing to the left. The tail is elegantly braided to the right hind leg. Groundline. The large specimen is mounted in a golden paper frame typical of the Grand Tour as a collector's frame. Good condition with wear marks.
Provenance: From the collection Henry Wallis (1830 - 1916), the Pre-Raphaelite painter, scholar and collector of antiquities ; From a private collection, France, acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s